Articles in the ‘About Hacking Chinese’ category Page 5

1. Best of Hacking Chinese 2016

   

   Here are the top ten articles on Hacking Chinese, based on page views and editorial opinion. Even if you haven’t had time to read many articles over the year, at least make sure you have checked these out!

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2. Chinese character challenge, October 10th to 31st

   

   Let’s learn characters together! If you need to expand your knowledge of characters, fight you ever-increasing review queue or just learn more of them, this challenge is for you. Enrol, set a goal and learn as much as you can before the end of the month!

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3. Extra course content and new-semester discount

   

   I have added content to my course in the form of a study checklist highlighting things you can do to upgrade the way you’re learning Chinese. I also offer a new-semester discount for the course, valid until the end of Thursday next week (September 8th).

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4. Hacking Chinese on Patreon: Support me and get awesome rewards!

   

   Hacking Chinese has been around for six years and I have written more than 300 articles about a better way of learning Mandarin. Now I ask for your support to expand Hacking Chinese further and make it even more useful for students and teachers!

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5. How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan

   

   I’ve spent two years in a master’s program for teaching Chinese as a second language, designed for native speakers and taught in Chinese. Here’s what I learnt from the experience!

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6. Hacking Chinese meet-ups in San Francisco (July 20th) and New York (July 24th)

   

   I will arrange two meet-ups in the US next week: one in San Francisco on July 20th and one in New York on July 24th. The article contains more info about the meet-ups, including how to register. I also need your help to find suitable venues!

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7. How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden

   

   In this fifth part of the story of how I learnt Chinese I write about the two years I spent in Sweden after returning from Taiwan. I learnt on my own, through online course and by hanging out with exchange students.

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8. Chinese benchmarking challenge, June 10th to 30th

   

   Benchmarking is about knowing where you are on your language-learning journey. In this month’s challenge, the idea is to assess your progress and try to measure your current proficiency in different ways.

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9. How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan

   

   This post covers my third year of learning Chinese, which was spent at NTNU in Taipei and at Wenzao in Gaoxiong. I round off with important lessons I learnt about learning Mandarin during this time.

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10. How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan

    

    My second year of learning Chinese was largely spent in Taiwan, where I learnt a lot, despite not always using the best approach.

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